294: Chapter 294: The US Navy Encounters a UFO Laser Attack?

"Operation Highjump? What kind of operation is that?"

"Never heard of it. Any experts here who know?"

"It sounds like a military operation. The codename sounds like something from the USA, but it doesn't seem to show up on the domestic internet."

"So the bro pulled out something that nobody knows about?"

"Wait and see; maybe someone knows?"

"..."

In his past life, this case was a household name.

But in this world, few people knew of it; however, it wasn't completely unknown.

Inside a professor's dormitory in the Physics Department of Huaqing University.

Professor Wu rested his chin on his hand, somewhat curious. "Operation Highjump? The name sounds familiar, but I can't recall specifically what it was."

Li Mo searched the internet and soon shook his head. "There's very little information on the domestic web—just a few encyclopedia entries, and the content is very vague."

Guan Jingming leaned over to look at the search results. "Indeed, this matter can't be found domestically."

Ouyang Baili remained silent for a moment before suddenly speaking up, "When I went to the USA for a Quantum Mechanics seminar before, I think I heard someone mention it, but I really don't know the specifics."

He took Li Mo's laptop and searched for himself, but still came up empty-handed.

"No good. This is all the domestic internet has."

"This operation is likely classified over in the West as well."

Kyoto, at a certain grand hotel.

Robert had just returned from Wang Chongyang's villa, his face still flushed with lingering excitement.

Teacher Wang had spent the entire afternoon teaching him about Xia Sinology, from the 'I Ching' to the 'tao te ching', and from the Yin-Yang and Five Elements to the Unity of Heaven and Man.

The Xia wisdom contained within those seemingly simple words was an eye-opener for him, a retired NASA engineer.

No wonder Zheng Ming said this was the bargaining chip to invite him; Xia Sinology was indeed profound and extensive!

While packing his luggage to catch a night flight back to the USA, he casually turned on the hotel TV, cast Xiao Yu's livestream from his phone, and froze for a second after seeing the large Xia characters appearing on the screen.

"Operation Highjump?"

He put down the black suit in his hand and leaned closer to the screen to browse.

"This was a classified operation of my country in the last century; not many people even in the USA know about it."

"How does he know?"

"Or rather, has information been leaked?"

He picked up his phone, scrolled back through the playback, and listened to Jiang Zhe's previous explanation, suddenly understanding.

"Atlantis, huh? Interesting."

"This operation can indeed be used to decrypt the possibility of Atlantis being in Antarctica."

He smiled and sent a bullet comment.

[I am Robert, the American engineer from NASA who watched the livestream at Qingfeng Temple yesterday. This operation is currently declassified in my country, but the government isn't very keen on making the documents public; currently, only people in certain small circles know of it. Although I don't know how this bro found out, this can indeed solve the puzzle of Atlantis!]

The golden bullet comment drifted across, carrying a golden verification tag, instantly causing countless netizens to have a sudden realization.

"Holy crap, a NASA engineer has shown up?"

"Is this verification real or fake?"

"At Qingfeng Temple yesterday? Isn't that over at Zheng Ming's place? Zheng Ming hasn't been as active online lately; why is that?"

"Someone from NASA verified it, so this matter is real!"

"Damn, the bro has such a huge reputation?"

Kyoto, Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming was extremely curious when he saw that verified bullet comment on the screen.

"He hasn't left yet. I was just about to call him to ask if it was true or not; I didn't expect it to be for real!"

Jin Xianmeng said with an amused look, "For someone from NASA to come out and take a side, this matter is probably not simple."

Celestial Master Zhang suddenly grinned. "It seems he's going to pull out another big move this time."

On the big screen, on the sofa, Xiao Yu handed the tablet to Jiang Zhe. "Bro, what is Operation Highjump?"

Jiang Zhe took the tablet, swiped a few times, and found the specific data.

"Operation Highjump was a classified operation of the USA in the last century, codenamed Operation Highjump."

"Primarily in December 1946, the US Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, dispatched a massive fleet of 4,700 men to Antarctica."

"He deployed a total of three aircraft carriers, as well as cruisers, destroyers, submarines, supply ships, and so on, totaling over 40 vessels."

Xiao Yu found it somewhat unbelievable. "Such a huge formation. What were they doing in Antarctica? Fighting a decisive battle against aliens?"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhe had a face full of smiles.

"On the surface, it was a scientific expedition to find mineral deposits; but the true purpose is unknown. However, there are claims that they went to find the so-called Aryan Underground City built under the Antarctic ice by the remnants of the Swastika."

"The commander of this operation was named Richard Evelyn Byrd, a Rear Admiral of the US Navy. The US Antarctic research station in 2026 is named after him because he was the first human to fly over both the North and South Poles, which is quite great!"

After he finished, the netizens had a clear concept of the event; in short, it was a classified operation of the USA for which the specific reason was unknown.

"I see. 4,700 people, three aircraft carriers—this scale isn't small. Back then, our country was only..."

"The Antarctic research station is indeed named after him."

"So what does this operation have to do with Atlantis?"

"..."

Xiao Yu followed up immediately and asked the same question:

"Bro, then what? What does this have to do with Atlantis?"

Jiang Zhe's expression turned serious. "Of course it's related, and the connection is huge. During a subsequent mission, Richard himself piloted a plane to the main force to perform a survey task."

At this point, he nodded slightly, his gaze gradually deepening. "That is, on February 1, 1947, while Byrd's plane was performing a mission with the main force, it mysteriously disappeared for a full three hours."

Up to this point, Xiao Yu didn't think there was anything unusual—disappearing for three hours, maybe there wasn't enough fuel, or it crashed, or he just got lost!

Until Jiang Zhe's next sentence, which instantly made Xiao Yu's steel body straighten, her whole being becoming much more alert.

"Xiao Yu, the Atlantis you are concerned about lies within those three hours that Richard was missing."

As the words fell, the curiosity of countless people was piqued.

"Missing for three hours?"

"Missing for three hours in Antarctica? Wouldn't he freeze to death?"

"Did he come back later?"

"What happened during those three hours?"

"..."

Looking at Xiao Yu's curious expression, Jiang Zhe didn't immediately reveal the secret but continued.

"Xiao Yu, let's continue to look at the subsequent timeline."

"On February 26, 1947, which was one week after Richard's disappearance, the US Navy fleet in Antarctica encountered a UFO attack."

He appeared calm, yet he frequently spoke shocking words, all about things people had never known.

"At that time, Richard Byrd's expedition was continuing its mission in Antarctica; suddenly, a large number of disc-shaped aircraft rushed out of the seawater and launched an attack on the fleet."

"They used an invisible ray to quickly shoot down multiple planes that had taken off from the aircraft carriers; this ray was similar to a laser. Subsequently, a destroyer in the distance quickly sank to the bottom of the sea."

"And this attack resulted in a total of 63 American soldiers' deaths."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu's scalp instinctively tingled because she firmly believed in what her bro said when he was in an exceptionally serious state. "Bro, really? Really? Has there really been a case of being attacked in history?"

Jiang Zhe nodded gently. "Yes."

However, the netizens in the livestream were skeptical.

Thinking this was fake news, not many people believed it; it all sounded a bit like science fiction.

But soon, a verified bullet comment drifted by.

[There is. Information on the web is scarce, but it really happened. In the USA, you can see it if you check the foreign internet — Robert, NASA Engineer]

As soon as the words were out, the netizens completely boiled over!

"The NASA guy came out to confirm it again!"

"Then this matter is real!"

"Holy shit, the US military was really attacked by UFOs!"

"63 deaths, that's not a small number!"

"Why would they attack? Is the USA so hated by heaven and man? I remember the US military back then had high quality and faith!"

"..."

Kyoto, Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming and Jin Xianmeng looked at each other, full of disbelief.

Zheng Ming shook his head slightly. "For such an outrageous thing to have happened in the USA—63 deaths—this is too hard to believe."

Jin Xianmeng took a deep breath, his face solemn. "But Robert has come out to take a side. He's a retired NASA engineer; there's no need for him to lie about something like this."

Celestial Master Zhang, however, laughed loudly. "Interesting, more and more interesting."

Inside Principal Fu's office.

Principal Fu, Old Wang, Xiao Wang, and Ren Xiaoyao all shook their heads.

They didn't expect there to be unexpected gains today; flying saucers attacking people was indeed hard to believe.

But what made them wonder was what secrets were kept there that would cause Antarctic flying saucers to attack them?

Hearing all this, Ouyang Baili's eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, yes, yes, that's the thing! At that time, I thought they were talking about science fiction; I didn't expect it to be for real."

"Also, based on the information in this event, it can be deduced—1947, a silent attack, was clearly a laser."

"As for lasers, the earliest stimulated emission theory was mentioned in a 1917 paper. Then, 30 years later, in the second half of 1947 in the USA, scientists Willis Lamb and R.C. Retherford first clearly discovered and proved the existence of the stimulated emission phenomenon in experimental research; laser technology truly did not exist at that time."

"Through this point, the authenticity of Little Jiang's claim is greatly increased; even the claim about this operation is greatly bolstered."

"If the US officials in 1947 knew it was a laser, they would have called it a [laser], but they didn't."

"And the events of this operation were from late 1946 to before February 19, 1947, which was the day Richard appeared; it was perfectly normal for the USA not to recognize laser weapons at that time."

"Damn, it actually fits perfectly..."

After Ouyang finished speaking, he felt his brow furrow. 'I'm freaking listening to your bedtime story, especially about something as outrageous as Atlantis, and you can actually provide me with evidence??'

Meanwhile, Professor Wu, Li Mo, and Guan Jingming all gasped, looking at Ouyang in astonishment.

It would have been fine if he hadn't spoken, but after he did, it weirdly proved Jiang Zhe's viewpoint to be true, making the three of them feel even more of a tingling sensation on their scalps.

Just then, on the big screen, Jiang Zhe's unhurried voice came through.

"Xiao Yu, what did you discover through the timeline?"

Without even thinking, Xiao Yu blurted out, "UFOs, flying saucers. Flying saucers might be products of Atlantis, and it's in Antarctica again. General Richard's disappearance was a bit earlier than the UFO attack."

She suddenly looked up, her eyes shining. "Richard's three-hour disappearance—is it related to them?"

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly. "How many days earlier?"

"Richard Byrd's plane disappearance was on February 19, and the UFO attack was on February 26."

Xiao Yu took a deep breath. "Heavens, seven days earlier!"

As the words fell, Xiao Yu along with countless netizens, teachers, and experts felt their scalps tingle.

February 19, Richard disappeared for three hours.

February 26, the US fleet was attacked by UFOs, with 63 deaths.

There were only seven days between these two events.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the correlation between them was far too great!

What exactly happened during those three hours that Richard was missing?